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Teen Suicide

Suicide is one of the principal causes of death in teens and continues to be a crisis in the US today. There are a lot of reasons for the current explosion of suicide among the young, but none is more important than the stress that kids go through today. A lot of factors have been blamed- everything almost from overpopulation and the breakdown of the family to increased pressure to excel and east access to firearms. It is the third leading cause of fatality from ages 15 -24 years of age and the sixth leading cause of fatality from ages 5-14 years of age according to the U.S centers for Disease control and Prevention. There are many factors that amplify the risk of a suicide being committed, and one of those is owning a firearm. It is said that a family that owns a firearm, and have it in your home, that you are five times more likely to have a suicide. Another thing that contributes to the number of suicides is the difference between the rates of the boys......

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